Massachusetts Chemicals: What you need to know

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• Rules. Massachusetts has implemented legislation banning specific products containing mercury to reduce mercury in the environment. Massachusetts manufacturers, importers, and distributors must comply with such state mercury-added product bans. Massachusetts has adopted the federal regulations for universal wastes with mercury-containing lamps. The state added mercury-containing equipment to the list of universal wastes regulated by the state. See the state section UNIVERSAL WASTES for more information. In addition, Massachusetts limits the amount of phosphates in household cleaning products sold in the state.

Massachusetts has adopted by reference the federal rules for exporting and importing of hazardous wastes. See the related ...